Banana bread is a type of sweet bread or cake made from mashed bananas. Banana bread is typically classified as a quick bread, relying on chemical leavening agents such as baking soda or baking powder rather than yeast, which allows it to be prepared without fermentation. It is often a moist and sweet quick bread, but some recipes are yeast raised. Its sweet taste and slightly crumbly texture make it more akin to a tea cake or muffin than bread.